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Location Focus: New York – The Empire State Leverages Its Strengths

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

New York is one of the most dynamic and diverse state economies in the country. And with close to 300 public and private universities, New York also is an education powerhouse. The Town of Islip has long been known as a leader of economic development in New York. By Business Facilities Editorial Staff.

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Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development

BD+C

At a systems level, green infrastructure—in the form of public parks, wetlands and grasslands, urban forests, green roofs and siding, and rainwater gardens—is our most affordable and most effective technology in protecting cities from the impacts of climate change. One where nature is the city, and the city is treated as a natural system.

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Americans Are Relocating to Climate Havens to Escape Extreme Weather

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Americans living in at-risk areas prone to extreme weather emergencies can find refuge in cities like Asheville, North Carolina, Buffalo, New York, and Burlington, Vermont, where natural disasters are still mostly few and far between, says CNBC.

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Webinars and Construction Events in March 2022

Autodesk Construction Cloud

With no shortage of networking and learning opportunities this month, you’ll find construction events happening from California to New York, and every time zone in between. NY Build Expo (New York, NY). In fact, you can find us at several of them, both regional and national. March 2022 Construction Events.

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5 ways mass timber will reshape the design of life sciences facilities

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rcassidy Tue, 01/02/2024 - 14:16 John Sullivan, AIA A new study by a collaboration of design, engineering, and construction firms describes cost-effective strategies for building laboratories and science+technology facilities using mass timber. Rendering courtesy SGA.

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1,500th Envision Sustainability Professional Credentialed

Green Building Law Update

The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure announced that earlier this week it reached the milestone of 1,500 Envision Sustainability Professionals who have been credentialed in the use of the Envision sustainable infrastructure rating system. Bertera, Executive Director of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure.

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Renewable Energy: The Power Of Change

Business Facilities

With the construction of the world’s largest solar-powered battery facility and an innovative green hydrogen pilot project, we are leading the state and nation in producing energy that is reliable, affordable and better for our environment.”. So, sustainability is a huge part of what makes Florida successful.”.

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